Though the Hawks held the lead the majority of the game, the Sixers were right there with them just as long. This one, like seemingly every Sixers\u2019 game this season, came down to the wire. Though they had a chance (or two, thanks to an offensive rebound from VJ Edgecombe) to take the lead with under a minute to play, Philadelphia couldn\u2019t capitalize. The officials didn\u2019t help with missing a backcourt violation against the Hawks in the final moments. Maybe I\u2019m just biased, what do you think?<\/p>\n
That being said, if you\u2019re looking for a full game recap, you can find that here<\/a>!<\/p>\n For now, let\u2019s get to the Bell Ringer. Though it ended in a loss, there were a few impressive performances from Sixers in this one.<\/p>\n Paul George: 35 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block<\/p>\n (Photo by Adam Hagy\/NBAE via Getty Images) NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Paul George is starting to look like\u2026 well, Paul George. George was scorching hot to start the second, ripping off nine quick points in the first minute and a half of the period. For the rest of the game, he simply kept the Sixers alive, hitting buckets just when they needed them the most. PG notched a season-high 35 points (his highest mark ever as a Sixer) and was incredibly efficient in doing so, shooting 11-for-21 (52.4%) from the floor, 7-for-10 (70%) from long range and 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.<\/p>\n It hasn\u2019t been particularly flashy all the time, but it doesn\u2019t need to be! George has been making extremely timely buckets time and time again, and is incredibly impactful on defense. What more could you ask for? Looking at performances like this one and his great effort on Friday in the win over the Pacers, the nine-time NBA All-Star is looking like the player that Sixers\u2019 fans have wanted to see.<\/p>\n George finished this one with 35 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block.<\/p>\n Joel Embiid: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks<\/p>\n (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n Embiid was \u2014 somewhat surprisingly \u2014 available for Sunday\u2019s contest, on just one day\u2019s rest after dropping 39 points this past Friday. For the first time this season playing on just a single day of rest, the big fella looked pretty good. He is moving more comfortably than we have seen so far this campaign, which is allowing him to not only make more offensive contributions, but to be more active defensively and on the boards. Embiid already had nine rebounds (four offensive) and two blocks by halftime of this one.<\/p>\n He wasn\u2019t incredibly efficient shooting on Sunday but, frankly, the only Sixers that really were efficient against the Hawks were PG and Dominick Barlow. Just by being out on the floor and being the offensive threat opposing teams know he can be is often enough, however, just for the spacing it provides. Embiid being able to chip in +20 points, box out and grab +10 rebounds while putting up some defense (especially on one day\u2019s rest at his current health) is great. It\u2019s about him contributing the ways he can without doing too much that it compromises his body even more, and Embiid seems to be starting to understand what that role is.<\/p>\n Embiid finished this one with his first double-double of the season: 22 points, 14 rebounds (six offensive), one assist, one steal and two blocks.<\/p>\n VJ Edgecombe: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block<\/p>\n![\"(Photo](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2251372599.jpg\"\/)
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